Three days after this time of miraculous power
I was for the first time in my life was attacked with
the chills and fever. A number of the quorum of the
Twelve were taken ill, and the Evil One strove to bind
us down that we should not go into the vineyard
I continued still to have the fever ague
every other day. Thus ^So^ it was also that ^with^ the others of the
Twelve ^who^ like myself prepared for our departure ^when^ sick and
near^igh^ to death and leaving our families under trying
circumstances. And not only were we battling with
disease previous to our starting from our friends and
homes to sojourn in a foreign land but thus it was
and thus ^when we left^ and thus farther disease followed on
our track for several months and the Destroyer sought
to lay us low.
The time came for me to leave my
family to carry the Gospel of Jesus to the nations of Europe
in fulfilment of the command of God. Accordingly I
left my parting blessing with my wife and took my farewell
of her and other Saints on the morning of the .
We left Montrose and crossed the Mis^sissippi^
for the purpose of commencing a journey of about six thousand
miles to preach the Gospel in Europe. We started without
purse or scrip^t^ and that too with the fever and ague resting
upon me every other day. I left ^started^ in company of Elder John Taylor and we were the first of the Twelve who
left Nauvoo on this important mission. The rest expected
to follow us immediately
On the second day of our journey we passed
through Carthage and arrived at brother Perkin's where we stoped
until 12 o'clock during which I was suffering under powerful
ague and fever. We continued in the afternoon and rode in
a wagon with brother Perkins 25 miles to bro. Carlos Smith's.
It was over a rough road and I suffered much this day. The
fever was all the time heavy upon me and it seemed that
I should shake to piceces in the wagon.
We tarried in this region some days
and the Saints contribited a little means to help us on our
Three days after this time of miraculous power
I was for the first time in my life was attacked with
the chills and fever. A number of the quorum of the
Twelve were taken ill, and the Evil One strove to bind
us down that we should not go into the vineyard
I continued still to have the fever ague
every other day. So it was also with the others of the
Twelve who like myself prepared for our departure when sick and
neigh to death and leaving our families under trying
circumstances. And not only were we battling with
disease previous to our starting from our friends and
homes to sojourn in a foreign land but thus it was
and thus when we left and thus farther disease followed on
our track for several months and the Destroyer sought
to lay us low.
The time came for me to leave my
family to carry the Gospel of Jesus to the nations of Europe
in fulfilment of the command of God. Accordingly I
left my parting blessing with my wife and took my farewell
of her and other Saints on the morning of the .
We left Montrose and crossed the Mississippi
for the purpose of commencing a journey of about six thousand
miles to preach the Gospel in Europe. We started without
purse or script and that too with the fever and ague resting
upon me every other day. I left started in company of Elder
John Taylor and we were the first of the Twelve who
left Nauvoo on this important mission. The rest expected
to follow us immediately
On the second day of our journey we passed
through Carthage and arrived at brother Perkin's where we stoped
until 12 o'clock during which I was suffering under powerful
ague and fever. We continued in the afternoon and rode in
a wagon with brother Perkins 25 miles to bro. Carlos Smith's.
It was over a rough road and I suffered much this day. The
fever was all the time heavy upon me and it seemed that
I should shake to pieces in the wagon.
We tarried in this region some days
and the Saints contribited a little means to help us on our